By Bob Stark, Agricultural Economist The extended Thanksgiving weekend proved to be a blessing for the 2016 New Crop Soybean Cash Market as price rose 20 cents from the Wednesday, pre-Thanksgiving closing statewide average. The market opened on the past Monday at $10.37, but then entered into a daily decline that extended all the way […]

By Nick Seiter, Gus Lorenz, and Glenn Studebaker, Extension Entomologists and Jason Kelley, Wheat and Feed Grains Agronomist The Arkansas State Plant Board received a crisis exemption to use Sivanto Prime as a foliar application on sweet sorghum to control sugarcane aphids in 2016 (the Section 18 label can be found at the link below). […]

By Bob Stark, Agricultural Economist A robust 27 cent weekend gain provided the 2016 Arkansas soybean cash market with price strength that extended throughout the past short week of trading prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The market opened on Monday at a $10.04 statewide average, 39 cents above the previous week opening. Gains of 8 […]

By Chad Norton and Chris Elkins, Soybean/Wheat Research Verification Program Coordinators Rain continues to elude many wheat fields. Growth is starting to slow due to the dryer conditions and temperatures beginning to cool. North Arkansas received its first killing frost of the season. View the linked pdf for field-specific information. Wheat Weekly Update 11-18-2016

By Bob Stark, Agricultural Economist Most of a 14 cent weekend loss in the New Crop Soybean Cash Market was gradually recovered over the past trading week such that the market closed on Friday with just a 2 cent overall loss (Figure 1). Trading opened Monday by posting a statewide average of $9.65. Price rose […]

By Archie Flanders, Agricultural Economist The November report for the supply and demand situation of field crops maintains market fundamentals that are resulting in low commodity prices. Supplies have historical cycles above and below equilibrium, and currently low crop prices are following corresponding trends of markets with excess supply. Preliminary analysis for Cooperative Extension Service […]

By Bob Stark, Agricultural Economist The past week of trading was shortened by the Friday Veterans Day holiday. Trading began the week with an 11 cent gain over the weekend that launched the market to a Monday statewide average of $9.75, 10 cents under the previous Monday average. Price moved up and down within a […]

By Chad Norton and Chris Elkins, Wheat/Soybean Research Verification Program Coordinators Warm weather continues to aid in plant development, but many fields are currently in need of a rain. Overall the wheat season is off to a good start. See field-specific information: WRVP Weekly Update 11-11-2016.

Planting and Progress The 2016 rice season began extremely early as producers started planting as early as March 7th. From there, a surprising number finished planting by April 1 and many more in the early part of April – in Figure 1, Week 15 is equivalent to April 15th. For historical perspective, planting progress trailed […]